This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Performance management has ...

Through the use of their innovative software solution, InovaWave claims that they can increase virtual machine density and performance at the same time. In today's world of server virtualization, ...

VMware Workstation supports two mechanisms to create copies of VMs: full and linked clones. [Click on image for larger view.] A full clone makes an exact copy of the files that make up the VM. In ...

Just like with the SPEC.ORG and TPC.ORG server benchmarks, a number of tests for virtualization performance are emerging. Most server benchmarks are designed to measure the performance of a single ...

Virtualization has become a fundamental technology in the world of computing, allowing organizations and individuals alike to maximize their hardware resources, improve efficiency, and enhance ...

Runtime performance is an aspect of virtual machine qualification that often goes overlooked. Many IT shops wrongly assume that virtualization performance is tied to the underlying hardware, ...

Cisco Systems Tuesday unveiled new technology that will add virtualization, increased capacity and improved performance to its mainstay modular switch platforms. The San Jose, Calif.-based vendor is ...

There are already industry benchmarks for CPUs, mail servers and a wide range of other IT technologies — and by this time next year, virtualization users may have an industry-sanctioned benchmark.

Virtualization is no longer just an infrastructure decision. Here's how changing costs, AI workloads, hybrid environments and platform-based operations are reshaping the choices service providers must ...

As virtualization software continues to evolve, so do the options for network specialists, IT managers, CTOs, and CIOs. In order to help make the best decision for your organization, it’s important to ...

Extra processing power also lets users multitask more effectively. For example, one core could be used for surfing the Web, while the second core is handling an anti-virus scan. (Processor affinity ...